Custom Oak Cycles 650B French Randonneur Project.

Bar end shifters are BS.

Really?

I was pleasantly surprised by how easy and direct they feel. I makes me wonder why downtube shifters survived. My only two gripes are; 1) routing the cable, and 2) that they move in a counter intuitive direction - ie click "down" to go up a gear.... but I guess that's partly to do with also being TT shifters.

I was skeptical about the eggplants bar tape, but I loved it.

I've got the aubergine Newbaums tape as well. It will fade and lighten a bit, but ends up with a really nice pattena as it wears.

Looks really good now it's finished. Although I'm disappointed it's missing your much promoted rear 'gaurd mud flap behind the chainset. ;)